Summer reading list 2026
What books should you take on holiday this year to unwind, relax and try to stop thinking about the office?
A detailed analysis of digital currencies not for the faint-hearted
Kevin Parle reviews 'Beyond the Hype: What they don't want you to know about Central Bank Digital Currencies'.
Tech on the menu – don’t let AI eat your lunch
Andrew Hogan reviews 'Law in the Era of AI: Clients, Firms, and the Future of the Legal Industry'.
Legitimate targets
Stephen D Sutton reviews 'UK Sanctions Law and Practice'.
A handy toolkit that ticks all the boxes
V. Charles Ward reviews 'Building Defects Law'.
Making the leap from founder to leader
Joanna Goodman reviews 'Why Start-Ups Fail: Avoiding the traps on the path to commercial success'.
Etymological musings in the search for meaning
David Pickup reviews 'Legal English through the Ages'.
Weighty JR companion
James E Hurford reviews 'Judicial Review: Principles and Procedure (2nd edition)'.
A comprehensive exploration of domestic abuse and the justice system
Jenny Beck reviews 'Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice'.
Comprehensive guide to new tenant rights
Joanne Parsons reviews 'The Renters’ Rights Act: A Practical Guide'.
Charting historical remedies
James E Hurford reviews 'Law and healing: A history of a stormy marriage'.
The errors of our ways
David Pickup reviews 'Owning Up to Mistakes (1st edition)'.
Jeremy Bamber: Murder and Turmoil at White House Farm
What is it about this case that fascinates so many people?
A lacuna in our legal DNA
Michel Kallipetis KC and Susan Rodway KC reviews 'The Place of Mediation within the Modern Civil Justice System: Critical Perspectives'.
Tackling theocratic tensions
James E Hurford reviews 'Law and Religion in Colonial America: the Dissenting Colonies'.
Minding the gaps and reading between the lines
Max D Winthrop reviews 'McMeel on the Construction of Contract'.
A systematic analysis of contemporary international law
Simone Mamini reviews 'The Right to Self-Determination in International Law'.
Supreme command
James E Hurford reviews 'Beyond Adjudication: Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Supreme Administrative Courts'.
An authentic focus on police procedure
David Pickup reviews 'Alibi: The Unsolved Price-Tetrault Murders'.
Lawyers with winning ways
Mark Anderson reviews 'Decision Making in Law Firms'.